The right choice for your light depends on the camera you are using. It you are using a point and shoot still/video capable camera you need a good light with enough power to cover still and video. Of course this means you may spent more for the light than you did for your camera and housing. If you use lights that don’t live up to your needs you will be disappointed. To save you the trouble of finding out what you need we have tested a lot of lights and settled on three that we think do the best job. Keldan has a lot of power and the best accurate color. Gates has great power and are the truly the best for professional video and Light and Motion is small with enough power but not at the top of the line but the price will fit you budget. All these are all self contained lights and do not use external batteries. Ikelite makes a good video light the, PRO-2800 LED, but we don’t like cords from the batteries to the lamp heads. It is cumbersome underwater. We also like batteries that can be removed from the light and replaces with fresh ones quickly. Unfortunately, the Light and Motion SOLA has to be charged in tact meaning that the light is out of service while charging is performed. The amount of burn time is also important. Our number one choice is the Keldan. Then the Gates for professional HD cameras. This is if you are serious about professional video. The Sea & Sea will do if you are on a budget and can limit your video needs. If you are working close with macro it is a great light. The one foot to four foot range is fine.

LED tech­nol­o­gy with out­s­tand­ing col­or ren­der­ing

Our pro­pri­e­tary LED ar­ray tech­nol­o­gy pro­vides a very na­t­u­ral white light in day­light qual­i­ty with a col­or tem­per­a­ture of 5000 Kelvin and with an out­s­tand­ing high col­or ren­der­ing of 95 (Ra). The ef­fi­ca­cy as well as the col­or ren­der­ing is ex­ceed­ing the spe­c­i­fi­ca­tions of HID bulbs. A unique fea­ture is the vari­able pow­er with 5 sett­ings rang­ing from 20-80 Watt.

Soft 90° beam

The unique op­ti­cal de­sign with dif­fus­er and dome lens re­sults a very soft and wide beam of 90° on land as well as in wa­ter. There are no hot spots and the edges are smooth.

Self-con­tained

The self con­tained de­sign makes this light very easy to use. There is no need for spe­cial mount­ings for the bat­tery can­is­ter.
The in­clud­ed brack­et al­lows easy mount­ing on stan­dard arm sys­tems like the Ul­tra Light arms.

Small and lightweightThe de­sign is op­ti­mized for very small di­men­sions and light weight. You do not find any other light on the mar­ket which is as small and pow­er­full than the LU­NA 8 LA-V CRI.

Ex­treme­ly pow­er­ful, small and lightweight 6’000 lu­men LED video light

6’000 lu­men, 5’000 kelvin

20-80 watt LED pow­er

90° cov­er­age with smooth fall off

Speck­le free, soft beam pat­tern

Burn­time 50-200 min­utes

67 Wh recharge­able Li-Ion bat­tery­pack

Mo­d­u­lar de­sign

LED tech­nol­o­gy with out­s­tand­ing ef­fi­cien­cy

Our pro­pri­e­tary LED ar­ray tech­nol­o­gy pro­vides a very na­t­u­ral white light with a col­or tem­per­a­ture of 5000 Kelvin. The ef­fi­ca­cy of the LED bulb is ex­ceed­ing the spe­c­i­fi­ca­tions of HID bulbs. A unique fea­ture is the vari­able pow­er with 5 sett­ings rang­ing from 20-80 Watt.

Soft 90° beam

The unique op­ti­cal de­sign with dif­fus­er and dome lens re­sults a very soft and wide beam of 90° on land as well as in wa­ter. There are no hot spots and the edges are smooth.

Self-con­tained

The self con­tained de­sign makes this light very easy to use. There is no need for spe­cial mount­ings for the bat­tery can­is­ter.
The in­clud­ed brack­et al­lows easy mount­ing on stan­dard arm sys­tems like the Ul­tra Light arms.

Small and lightweight

The de­sign is op­ti­mized for very small di­men­sions and light weight. You do not find any other light on the mar­ket which is as small and pow­er­full than the LU­NA 8 LA-V FLUX.
The com­plete set (light, brack­et, dif­fus­er) ads on­ly 0.14kg to your gear.

Tough De­sign

The LED can not break and has al­most un­limit­ed life­time.
Thanks to its overtem­per­a­ture pro­tec­tion, the light can al­so be used out­side the wa­ter.

LED tech­nol­o­gy with out­s­tand­ing ef­fi­cien­cy

Our pro­pri­e­tary LED ar­ray tech­nol­o­gy pro­vides a very bright light with a col­or tem­per­a­ture of 5000 Kelvin. The ef­fi­ca­cy of the LED bulb is ex­ceed­ing the spe­c­i­fi­ca­tions of HID bulbs. A unique fea­ture is the vari­able pow­er with 5 sett­ings rang­ing from 11-45 Watt.

Soft 80° beam

The light has a very soft and speck­le free beam of 85° in wa­ter (110° im air).

Self-con­tained

The self con­tained de­sign makes this light very easy to use. There is no need for spe­cial mount­ings for the bat­tery can­is­ter.
The in­clud­ed brack­et al­lows easy mount­ing on stan­dard arm sys­tems like the Ul­tra Light arms.

Small and lightweight

The de­sign is op­ti­mized for very small di­men­sions and light weight. You do not find any other light on the mar­ket which is as small and pow­er­full than the LU­NA 4 V.
The com­plete set (light, brack­et, dif­fus­er) ads on­ly 0.7kg (0.22kg in wa­ter) to your gear.

Tough De­sign

The LED can not break and has al­most un­limit­ed life­time.
Thanks to its overtem­per­a­ture pro­tec­tion, the light can al­so be used out­side the wa­ter.

New to the Gates ‘bulletproof’ underwater imaging lineup, the Sub Aqua Imaging Systems VL8 and VL24 Underwater Video Lights will appeal to the broad range of Gates clients from recreational divers to underwater cinematographers. The extensive underwater lighting expertise of Sub Aqua Imaging Systems is brought to bear in a collaborative effort with Gates, and represents a quantum leap in underwater video lighting technology. The VL8 throws a remarkable 2000 lumens of illumination, while the VL24 big brother is rated at over 6000 lumens – all in a single, self contained package that will un-tether the professional from surface supplied lighting. Available in tungsten and daylight color temperatures, the VL series LED lights have an evenly dispersed 100° Effective Beam Angle that will satisfy the most demanding wide angle shooters. And the neutral buoyancy of the VL-series will delight the DSLR video shooter. The VL series lights carry Gates support and backing with a 2 year warranty on parts/labor and 6 months on batteries – the best available in the industry. Reliability, durability, dependability – the Gates hallmark for over 40 years

Nocturnal M7001 LED lights are the smallest lights and ideal for Go-Pro and point and shoot cameras. There are two models, one for video and one for focusing. They are easy to mount on any housing or arm system from Ultralight or standard flex arms on Nocturnal trays and arms or directly on camera housing that have hot shoe plates. The basic video or focus M7001 sells for $180.00 and any kind or mounting system can be used.

Shown below are the various configurations for mounting the Nocturnal M7001

M7001 Focus and Video LED lights.

M7001 + YS mount $205.00

M7001 + Ball $215.00

M7001 + Tripple clamp $250.00

M7001 + 1/4×20 $195.00

M7001 Dual set up

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